Jeff Foxworthy

Born in Atlanta, GA on Sept. 6, 1958 and raised in nearby Hapeville as one of three children, Foxworthy's roots were firmly middle-class. His father was an IBM executive; his mother, an employee of the Atlanta school board. It seemed that everyone in his extended family had a gift for joke telling and, inspired by comedy albums by the likes of Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor and George Carlin, he found that he enjoyed making people laugh himself. His parents were fond of giving him the spotlight, often asking him to perform for houseguests. In high school at Hapeville High during the mid 1970s, the young Foxworthy was something of a cut-up, which delighted classmates and often ran contrary to the ... Continue Bio >>